Italy national American football team
| Nickname | Team Canada (Équipe Canada) |
|---|---|
| Association | FIDAF |
| Head coach | Brian Michitti |
| Home stadium | Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan |
| Team colours | |
| First international | |
| West Germany 12-0 Italy (Castel Giorgio, Italy; June 14, 1981) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Italy 84-0 Austria (Castel Giorgio, Italy; July 24, 1983) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Canada 56–0 Italy (Cagliari, Italy; April 19, 2025) | |
| IFAF World Championship | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1999) |
| Best result | Fourth (in 1999) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 35-35-11 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's American football | ||
| Representing Italy | ||
| Gridiron Nations Championship | ||
| 2025 Europe | Team competition | |
The Italy national American football team, nicknamed the Blue Team, is the national American football team for Italy. They have been successful, having won the European championship three times, and finishing runners-up three times. They won the 2021 IFAF European Championship, its third European title, having also won in 1983 and 1985.
In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Italy national American football team refused to play against Russia that October in a qualifier for the 2023 IFAF European Championships.
Italy was one of the founding nations of the 2025 Gridiron Nations Championship, the first global tournament featuring IFAF teams since the 2015 IFAF World Championships. On 9 November at Velodromo Vigorelli, Italy lost to Canada 20-17 . Combined with their win over Germany on 28 October, Italy finished second.
In the most recent GNC World Ranking Italy was ranked fourth of all active national teams based on Elo.